Sandy Kozel

House of Wax was the first color 3-D feature from a major studio and premiered
just two days after the Columbia Pictures film Man in the Dark, the first major-
studio black-and-white 3-D feature. It was also the first 3-D film with stereophonic
sound to be presented in a regular movie theater. It premiered nationwide on
April 10, 1953 and went out for a general release on April 25, 1953.

The song “Splish Splash” helped to give Bobby Darin a major
boost in his career, reaching No. 3 on the pop singles chart.

Richard A. Dysart (March 30, 1929 – April 5, 2015)

(AP) – Richard Dysart, a veteran stage and screen actor who played senior
partner Leland McKenzie in the long-running TV courtroom drama "L.A. Law,"
(1986-1994), has died after a long illness. He earned one Emmy Award, and
three more nominations, for his role on “L.A. Law”.

Dysart died Sunday at his home in Santa Monica, California, according to his
daughter-in-law Jeannine Jacobi.

He created the Broadway role of the Coach in "That Championship Season,"
for which he won a Drama Desk Award in 1972, and his many film appearances
included Clint Eastwood’s "Pale Rider" (1985) and John Carpenter’s "The Thing”
(1982).

The most deadly tornado to ever strike within the borders of the state of Oklahoma 
occurred on Wednesday afternoon, April 9, 1947 in the city of Woodward. The Woodward tornado storm began in the Texas Panhandle and produced at least
six tornadoes along a 220 mile path that stretched from White Deer, TX (northeast
of Amarillo) to St. Leo, KS (west of Wichita).